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Phytomyza corvimontana Hering, 1930 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Phytomyza corvimontana Hering, 1930b. Z. angew. Ent. 17: 448. Phytomyza corvimontana Hering, 1930b; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 73, 111. Phytomyza corvimontana Hering, 1930b; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 301, 304 (fig. 1171), 305.

Leaf-mine: Mine linear, frequently adjoining mid-rib (Spencer, 1972b: 73). Mines of Phytomyza corvimontana on Achillea ptarmica. Images: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders) Larva: Details unknown. Puparium: Black (Nederlandse bladmineerders). Hosts in Britain: Asteraceae       Achillea ptarmica Sneezewort Mines in BMNH Achillea ptarmica Sneezewort Robbins, 1991: 115 Achillea ptarmica Sneezewort Spencer, 1972b: 111 Hosts elsewhere: Asteraceae       Achillea ptarmica Sneezewort Spencer, 1990: 301 Achillea ptarmica Sneezewort Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: October. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Widespread. Middlesex (Scratch Wood), Westmorland (Grasmere), Perth (Killin) (Spencer, 1972b: 73) and Warwick (Alvecote) (Robbins, 1991: 115). Distribution elsewhere: Europe (Spencer, 1990: 305) including The Netherlands (Nederlandse bladmineerders), French mainland, Germany, Lithuania and Poland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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